Kamal Amrohi Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Film Director, Screenwriter, Poet
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	17/01/1918
Age	106 years
Birthplace	Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India)

Bio/Wiki

Other name	Chandan
Real name	Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi
Nickname	Maalik

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	A local school in Amroha
College/University	Oriental College Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Persian and Urdu

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
Sect	Shia
Controversy	Allegations of Domestic Violence

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Meena Kumari (actor) Deep Kaur (physician)
Marriage Date	14/02/1952

Family

Wife/Spouse

First Wife	Bilkis Bano (maid of Jaddan Bai; the mother of the Indian actress Nargis)
Second Wife	Mehmoodi (cousin)
Third Wife	Meena Kumari (actor)

Children

Son(s)	Shandaar Amrohi (film director) Tajdar Amrohi (film director)
Daughter	Rukhsar Amrohi (author)

Siblings

Brother	Jamal Amrohi (assistant director and production manager)

Other Relative(s)

First Cousin(s)	Jaun Elia Rais Amrohvi (Pakistani writers)

Career

Debut

Film (As a story writer)	Jailor (1938)
Film (As a dialogue writer)	Chhalia (1938)
Film (As a screenplay writer, lyricist)	Pukar (1939)
Film (As a director)	Mahal (1949)
Film (As a producer)	Daaera (1953)

Awards

Won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue for Mughal-e-Azam
Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Director for film Pakeezah

Some Lesser Known Facts

Kamal Amrohi was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and poet.
His name was alternately spelt as Kamal Amrovhi or Kamaal Amrohi.
During school, he loved writing Urdu short stories with hopes to turn them into films.
Known for mischief, Kamal left home at 16, eloping to Lahore, then part of British India.
Kamal Amrohi became fluent in Urdu, Hindi, Persian, and Arabic.
Recognized as a poet and writer before his filmmaking career.
He penned stories for films like Mahal (1949) and Pakeezah (1972).
Met Meena Kumari during a film production, leading to a secret nikah marriage.
Established Kamaal Studios and Kamal Amrohi Studios but faced financial challenges.
Worked in various roles for Hindi films, including director and screenplay writer.
After Meena Kumari's passing, he married Mehmoodi and later his physician, Deep Kaur.
Admired Lata Mangeshkar and often insisted on her singing in his films.
Praised for shaping the Hindi film industry for over five decades.
In 2013, India Post honored him with a commemorative stamp.